Arme Schwestern, liebe Schwestern, Seid ihr nicht auch Gottesgaben? Aber keiner will euch haben. Wohnet denn in meinem Herzen! Alle Lust der Welt zu haschen, Bin ich gierig ausgezogen, Kam geplündert, kam betrogen, Müde heim mit leeren Taschen. Die ich einst so sehr verachtet, Liebe Schmerzen, seid gesegnet, Die ihr mir so reich begegnet, Mich so innig nun umnachtet! Heiß durchflutet euer Glühen Meines Blutes dunkle Wogen, Die, von euch emporgezogen, Tiefer atmen, schöner blühen.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Hermann Unger (1886 - 1958), "Die Schmerzen", op. 103 no. 3 (1949-51) [ medium voice, flute, oboe, clarinet, and piano ], from Drei Lieder nach ungedruckten Gedichten von Hermann Hesse, no. 3
Text Authorship:
- by Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962), "Liebe Schmerzen", written 1927, first published 1927
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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